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Jennifer Hodbod's research focuses on land-use change, and the interactions and trade-offs within social-ecological systems that result from such change. Within this area, her key interest is interactions within food systems, investigating the trade-offs between production, consumption, livelihoods and food security. Jennifer completed her Ph.D. at the University of East Anglia (UK) in 2013, within the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Her Ph.D. research examined the impacts of biofuel expansion on social-ecological systems in Ethiopia, investigating the impacts at different scales on food security, livelihoods, the environment and energy security using interdisciplinary methods. The application of a resilience lens is a key facet of Jennifer’s work and allows the dynamics of social-ecological systems to be fully investigated, identifying potential trade-offs and regime shifts. Jennifer's work also highlights the need to examine all scales to highlight the winners and losers across the system, as only examining one scale conceals the dynamic nature of interactions between actors.